Jackie Lacey

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey makes a speech after being sworn into office while Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon, from right, and former Los Angeles District Attorneys John Van de Kamp, Robert Philibosian, Gil Garcetti and Steve Cooley and U.S. Attorney Central Division of California Andre Birotte Jr. applaud at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on Monday.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey makes a speech after being sworn into office while Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon, from right, and former Los Angeles District Attorneys John Van de Kamp, Robert Philibosian, Gil Garcetti and Steve Cooley and U.S. Attorney Central Division of California Andre Birotte Jr. applaud at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on Monday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey makes a speech after being sworn into office while Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon, from right, and former Los Angeles District Attorneys John Van de Kamp, Robert Philibosian, Gil Garcetti and Steve Cooley and U.S. Attorney Central Division of California Andre Birotte Jr. applaud at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on Monday.